WD97: How to Rebuild User Preference and Options Settings

      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Data
				

      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
				

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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.


To rebuild the Word Data and Options Registry keys, do the following:

1. Quit all applications.
2. Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
4. Go to the following Registry key:

   User Preferences

                HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Data
   						

   NOTE: The Status bar will display the following:

            My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
            \8.0\Word\Data
   					

   User Options

            HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
   					

   NOTE: The Status Bar will display the following:
   

            My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
            \8.0\Word\Options
   					

5. Click the Registry key to select it.
6. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File, type a file name, and then click Save.
7. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
8. Close the Registry.

NOTE: Repeat steps 4-7 to export and delete both keys, as necessary.

When you restart Word, new settings will be stored in the Data and Options registry keys.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: